Daniel Kaniewski, Ph.D. is Managing Director, Public Sector at global professional servicesfirm Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC). Marsh McLennan brings together 83,000 experts inrisk, strategy, and people across Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman, servingclients in over 130 countries. Dr. Kaniewski is also chair of the Committee on Finance,Insurance, and Real Estate at the National Institute of Building Sciences. He was previously Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),where he served as FEMAā€™s second ranking official and led the agencyā€™s pre-disaster programs. In addition to his FEMA role, he was Chair of the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) High Level Risk Forum, comprised of risk managers from the 36 OECD member nations. Dr. Kaniewski was Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy in the George W. Bush Administration.